T. Rex – Born To Boogie (Guitar Tab)

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As recorded by T. Rex (From the 1973 Album TANX) Words and Music by Marc Bolan Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Marc Bolan - Electric Guitar' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Marc Bolan - Electric Guitar' Intro Q=156(8=s8) G 4/4 Gtr I (El. Gtr. w/ dist.) E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q
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|--0-0-0-0-0-----0-|--0-0-0-0-0-----0-|--0-0-0-0-0-----0-|--0-0-0-0-0-----||
|--0-0-0-0-0-----0-|--0-0-0-0-0-----0-|--0-0-0-0-0-----0-|--0-0-0-0-0-----||
|--0-0-2-0-0-----0-|--0-0-2-0-0-----0-|--0-0-2-0-0-----0-|--0-0-2-0-0-----||
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| Gtr II (El. Gtr. w/ dist & w/ slide)
|  H       H          H       H          H       H          H       H
|-/3---------------|-/3---------------|-/3---------------|-/3-------------||
|-/3---------------|-/3---------------|-/3---------------|-/3-------------||
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   1st - 3rd Verses
    $
    G
      Q  Q  Q  E E   E E E E Q  Q    E E E E E E E E   H    E E Q
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||o--------------0-|---0-----------|-0-0-0-0-0-----0-|--------0-----|
||----0--0--0--0-0-|---0---0-0--0--|-0-0-0-0-0-----0-|--------0-----|
||----0--2--0--2---|-------2-0--2--|-0-0-2-0-0-----0-|--------------|
||o----------------|---------------|-----------------|--------------|
||-----------------|---------------|-----------------|--------------|
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|     H     H        W               W                 W
||--/15------------|---------------|-----------------|--------------|
||o-/15------------|---------------|-----------------|--------------|
||-----------------|---------------|-----------------|--------------|
||-----------------|---------------|-----------------|--------------|
||o----------------|---------------|-----------------|--------------|
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  C               D                 G
  E E Q  Q  E E   E E E E E E E E   E E Q  Q  E E   H    Q  Q
|-------------2-|---2---3---2-----|---------------|------------|
|---1---------3-|---3---3---3---0-|---0-----------|------------|
|---0----0--2---|---------------0-|---0----0----0-|------------|
|---------------|-----------------|--------0--2---|------0--2--|
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|------------|
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|------------|

  Em
  Q  E E +Q   E E   E E Q  E E E E   E E Q  Q  E E
|-----------------|----------------|---------------|
|-0--0-3-(3)--0-0-|---0-0--3-0---0-|---0----3--0-0-|
|-0--0----------0-|---0-0--0-0---0-|---0----0--0-0-|
|-2--2----------2-|---2-2--2-2---2-|---2----2--2-2-|
|-----------------|----------------|---------------|
|-----------------|----------------|---------------|

                 1.
                  G
  E E Q  Q  E E   Q  E E +Q   E E
|---------------|------------------||
|---0-----------|-----------------o||
|---0---------0-|------------------||
|--------0--2---|------0-(0)--2----||
|---------------|-----------------o||
|---------------|------------------||

                    Bridge
  2.,D.S.
                  $$
                     G
  E E E E E E E E     Q  Q  Q  E E   +E  E Q     Q   Q     Q  Q  Q  E E
|-----------------||---------------|--------------------|---------------|
|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||---------------|--------------------|---------------|
|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||-------------0-|-(0)-0--------------|-------------0-|
|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||--------0--2---|-------2-----0------|--------0--2---|
|-----------------||-----2---------|-----------------2--|-----2---------|
|-----------------||--3------------|--------------------|--3------------|
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| Gtr II
| W                   H     H         Q    E  E +Q   Q     H     H
|-----------------||-/3------------|-/3------/3-(3)-----|-/3------------|
|-----------------||-/3------------|-/3------/3-(3)-----|-/3------------|
|-----------------||---------------|--------------------|---------------|
|-----------------||---------------|--------------------|---------------|
|-----------------||---------------|--------------------|---------------|
|-----------------||---------------|--------------------|---------------|

                                                                    To Coda
                                                                    To Coda
                       C               D
  +E  E Q     Q   Q    Q  Q  E E E E   E   E E E E E E E    Q   Q  E E E E
|--------------------|---------------|-----2---2---2---2-|--------------------|
|--------------------|---------------|-----3---3---3---3-|--------------------|
|-(0)-0--------------|-------0-0-0-0-|-------------------|---------------0----|
|-------2-----0------|----2----------|-------------------|---------0-0-2-0----|
|-----------------2--|-3-------------|-------------------|------2-------------|
|--------------------|---------------|-------------------|--3-----------------|
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|  Q    E  E +Q   Q    W               E a Q   E Q   Q      E E Q  H
|-/3------/3-(3)-----|---------------|-------------------|----3---------------|
|-/3------/3-(3)-----|---------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|---------------|---2h4---2-0---0---|-/4-----------------|
|--------------------|---------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|---------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|---------------|-------------------|--------------------|

    D.S. al Coda D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda &&
  G                 G
  E E E E E E Q      E E Q  E E E E
|-------3---2----||------------------||
|-------3---3----||----0----0-----0--||
|---0------------||----0----0-----0--||
|---0---------2--||----0----0-----0--||
|----------------||------------------||
|----------------||------------------||
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| W                  Q   Q  H
|----------------||-/3---------------||
|----------------||-/3---------------||
|----------------||------------------||
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                          Outro
  G                        G
    E E Q       Q   E E      E E E E E E E E
|-----------------------||-------------------|
|---------------------0-||---0-0-0-0-0-----0-|
|---0-0---------------0-||---0-0-0-0-0-----0-|
|-------2-------0-------||---0-0-2-0-0-----0-|
|-------------------2---||-------------------|
|-----------------------||-------------------|
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|   Q   E   E  +Q   Q        H       H
|-/15-----/15-(15)------||-/15---------------|
|-/15-----/15-(15)------||-/15---------------|
|-----------------------||-------------------|
|-----------------------||-------------------|
|-----------------------||-------------------|
|-----------------------||-------------------|

                                                              C
    E E E E E E E E     E E E E E E E E     E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
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|---0-0-0-0-0-----0-|---0-0-0-0-0-----0-|---0-0-0-0-0-----0-|------------------|
|---0-0-0-0-0-----0-|---0-0-0-0-0-----0-|---0-0-0-0-0-----0-|-5-5-5-5-5-----5--|
|---0-0-2-0-0-----0-|---0-0-2-0-0-----0-|---0-0-2-0-0-----0-|-5-5-5-5-5-----5--|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-----3--|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|
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|   H       H           H       H           H       H         H       Q   E E
|-/15---------------|-/15---------------|-/15---------------|------------------|
|-/15---------------|-/15---------------|-/15---------------|------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|---------------2h=|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|
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                       G
  E E E E  E  E E  E    E  E E E E E E E
|--------------------|-------------------|
|--------------------|--0--0-0-0-0-----0-|
|-5-5-5-5--5-------5-|--0--0-0-0-0-----0-|
|-5-5-5-5--5-------5-|--0--0-2-0-0-----0-|
|-3-3-3-3--3-------3-|-------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------|
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| E E E E +E  E E  E   +Q    Q   H
|-----------------/3-|-(3)---------------|
|---3-------------/3-|-(3)---------------|
|-4---2-2-(2)-0------|-------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------|

                     D
   E E E E E E E E   +E  Q   E +E  E Q
|------------2---2-|-(2)-3---2-(2)------|
|--0-0-0-0-0-3---3-|-(3)-----------3----|
|--0-0-0-0-0-------|-----------------2--|
|--0-0-2-0-0-------|--------------------|
|------------------|--------------------|
|------------------|--------------------|
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|  H       H          Q    E E  E  E Q
|-/3---------------|--------------------|
|-/3---------------|---------------3----|
|------------------|---------2h=4----4--|
|------------------|--------------------|
|------------------|--------------------|
|------------------|--------------------|

  C                G
  E Q   E E E Q    E E E E Q   Q     E E E E Q  Q    +W
|----------------|---3-------------|---------------|--------*|
|----------------|-------0-0---0---|---------------|--------*|
|-5-5---5---5-5--|-------0-0---0---|-------0----0--|-(0)----*|
|-5-5---5---5-5--|-----------------|-0-2-4------0--|-(0)----*|
|-3-3---3---3-3--|-----------------|---------------|--------*|
|----------------|-----------------|---------------|--------*|
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| E E E E Q   Q    H       E E E E   E E E E Q  Q    +W
|----------------|-----------------|---------------|--------*|
|----------------|-----------------|---------------|--------*|
|-2h4------------|-----------------|---------------|--------*|
|-----2-0--------|-----------4-2-0-|---------------|--------*|
|---------2------|-----------------|-2-------------|--------*|
|----------------|-----------------|---3-2-3----3--|-(3)----*|
Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide - natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls <> - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths